The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12


dispatch received today states that the sec
ond left st. Louis last night. The Heggle
| Bros. will doubtless make this a profitable
| transaction, and in course of time will re-
move their entire business to St.Louls.
On leaving the Masonic lodge-room at
Newman last Tuesday night, Orlando Nc
| Clendon f. d. Fouse, Tom Barron and
Tim" Mitchell ran suddenly upon huge
snake that was slowly winding along the
sidewalk in front of Swints store. Tom
| danced jig up flight of stairs, three at a
| bound "Tim's" first jump landed him in
the middle of the street, and the next
| placed him entirely out of harm's way.
MeSsrs. Fouse and McClendon attempted 10
pass each other and were wedged together
the irresistible meeting the immovable. At
this thrilling juncture cotton strong, with
a small boy at one end, and toy snake at
the other disappeared around the corner.
DIR. j. T. Reese, of Newman, is authority
for the statement that a Coweta county
gentleman has invented an automatic sig
nal for locomotives, by the use Of which
the whistle is blown at every crossing with
unvarying regularity. Thus, it matters not
if the engineer be awake, drunk or asleep,
alert or neglectful the whistle is sounded
at every crossing. The contrivance is
governed in its movements by the speed of
the locomotive, the alarm stops being set
after careful computation of the distances
between crossings, going in either direction.
The invention has not yet been perfected,
and for this reason DIR. Reese withholds the
name of the inventor, but he is confident of
its ultimate perfection and success.
George Bedingfeld, farmer living three
miles from Barlow, had in his employ a
young man named Lorenzo Black, aged
about 10 years. Friday Lorenzo complained
of being unwell and Mr.. Bedingfeld told
him to remain home for the day, About
noon, the boy feeling some better, got on
mule and went to Barlow for the mail. He
returned some time after L o'clock and went
into one of the rooms. A few minutes after
Miss Jennie Bell who was sitting on the
front porch, heard loud report, and upon
going into the room to find out the cause,
she discovered the young man lying dead by
the side of the bureau, the top drawer of
which was open. By his side was found
small cheap pistol, old and somewhat rusty.
He was trying to clean it when it was acct
dentally fired.
About IL O'Clock a few nights ago two
young men dropped down on the bridge at
Mitchells mill, at Americas, to cool off and
enjoy the light of the moon on the placid
waters of the pond, and, while talking on
different topics, they heard footstep, and
presently a dudish-looking fellow came in
sight making his way from the city As he
saw the two fellows on the narrow way he
stopped and surveyed the situation, and as
he had to pass, and there was no demon
stration on the part of the men
on the bridge, he pulled pis-
toll, from somewhere about his makeup,
about as long as his arm, hourished it
around in the moonlight took the middle
of the bridge, and went through ON double
quick time. AS he neared the end he hove
a sigh that sounded like a blast of autumn
wind, quickened his pace and lit out for
home.
John A. Butts, of Thomaston undertook,
the other day, TO see what he could do as q
bird-catcher, and his success was beyond his
expectations The large flock of chimney
sweeps which have made themselves SO con-
spicuouS about town late in the evening, had
taken to roosting in one of his cbimneYs
After they went to roost he got on top of
the house and placed boards over the top of
the chimney. Next morning the little black
birds found themselves imprisoned when
they wanted TO get out. Going again to the
roof of the house Mr. Butts extended a bag
over the mouth of the chimney, and then
had fire kindled in the fireplace. There
was tremendous f1uttering and whirring
Most of the imprisoned birds rushed into the
bag, while many fell back into the fire. The
captured birds were counted. They num-
bered SCI, besides those which were consumed
by the fire.
Thursday Walter Evans, negro who had
an eye to business, was trading in Capt p
FL. Williams store, at Americus, when a
-verdant country darkey, Tom Harden,
stepped in and asked him to change a five
dollar bill Walt said: II can't do it, but
I'll get it changed fer yer. Here, you hold
my bag till get back. It's got a heap of
things in dar, more'n five dollars wuthn He
went to the bar and asked the bar
keeper to give him the change for the five,
h. a h. Is,tk
to Tom he said, Keep my bag dare till
/ cum back and he went out with the bill.
He has not been seen nor heard of yet,
and Marshal Lingo was set on his track later,
but learned nothing of the lively Walter.
The supposition is that he has gone to the
Treasury Department in Washington TO get
the bill changed. Tom got only an old
sack with about SOC. worth of goods for his
SIS.
Conductor Charles A. Bull. who runs ON
the cannon ball train between Albany and
Montgomery, appeared as the defendant,
and j. w. McHenry, drummer for the
Standard Oil Company, as the much-injured
complainant, before the Mayor of Albany
Friday, and later before the County Court.
McHenry was passenger on Bulls train.
he put his valise, OF satchel, on the seat he
occupied and laid his head on it. Bull came
along and told him it was against the rules
remove his valise. McHenry refused to COM
ply, said he was sick and needed his valise
for head rest, etc, and when the conduc-
tor essayed to remove the valise, he the
drummerl kicked him, and, perhaps, used
bad language to him. This occurred on the
train between Montgomery and Smithville
After reaching Albany the conductor as
saulted McHeary. Bull was assessed SIS
by the Mayor and $2S, including costs, by
the County Court
The operations of the Wilkinson Paper
Mill for several months past have been re-
markedly successful, and it looks now as if
the enterprise had entered upon new era
of prosperity. The demand for their wrap
ping paper has been SO great since early
spring that no opportunity has been allowed
for the manufacture of any of the higher
grades, though arrangements are now
being made to that end. The daily
output of the mill for eight or nine
months past has averaged two tons, or
twelve tons per week. This has been sold
as fast as manufactured and the mill is yet
behind with its orders. New calenders and
powerful rotary boiler weighing $4,000
pounds have been purchased and will be
placed in position in a few days. Other
new machinery has been secured also, the
whole costing between $4,000 and $1,000
The mill is the property of Maj. U. b. Will
kinson, aud cost originally between $50, 900
and SO, 900. 1t is located at Banning on
the Savannah Griffin and North Alabama